WJRO’s New Website Supports Advocacy Efforts For Holocaust-era Property...
Revamped Site Also Provides Latest News, Comprehensive Information New York, Feb. 10 – The World Jewish Restitution Organization has launched a new website that will serve as a resource for Holocaust...
View ArticleWJRO Applauds Passage of Serbian Legislation Addressing Heirless Property...
Law to Aid Local Jewish Community, Serbian Holocaust Victims Worldwide New York, Feb. 12 – The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) welcomed today’s passage of Serbian legislation that will...
View ArticleRomanian Holocaust Survivors in Israel Receive Additional Funds
Restitution of Romanian Jewish Communal Property Source of Proceeds JERUSALEM, Feb. 22 – The Caritatea Foundation, a partnership of the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) and the Federation...
View ArticleWJRO Commends Passage of Legislation Restituting Jewish Property in Latvia
‘Important First Step in Addressing Remaining Communal Property Issues’ New York, Feb. 25 – The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) welcomed legislation passed by the Latvian parliament that...
View ArticleWJRO Statement on British Archives of Holocaust Survivor Applications to...
NEW YORK, March 31 – Gideon Taylor, chair of operations of the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO), released the following statement on recently-released archives showing Holocaust survivors’...
View ArticleWJRO Announces ‘Call to Action’ Social Media Campaign on Holocaust-era...
WHY ARE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS STILL AWAITING RESTITUTION MORE THAN 70 YEARS AFTER THE HOLOCAUST? Change.org Petition to Heads of State Calls for Fulfillment of Commitments made in 2009 Terezin...
View ArticleWJRO Applauds Passage of Restitution Legislation in Romania
Legislation prioritizes Holocaust survivors’ property claims Third country to pass restitution legislation this year New York, May 10 – The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) welcomes...
View ArticleWorld Jewish Restitution Organization Condemns Vandalization of Commemorative...
New York, May 30, 2016. The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) condemned the vandalization in the past few days of a monument to the destroyed Jewish community of Raigrod, Poland which was...
View ArticleLegislation on Holocaust-era Property Restitution Introduced in U.S. House...
Measure Would Require State Department’s Reporting of Countries’ Progress Washington, D.C., July 7, 2016 – The World Jewish Restitution Organization welcomed the introduction of bipartisan legislation...
View ArticleWJRO Disappointed with Decision by Polish Constitutional Tribunal on Law...
Case highlights need to resolve Holocaust-era restitution in Poland NEW YORK, July 27 – The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) expressed disappointment with the decision today by the Polish...
View ArticleU.S. – France Agreement on Compensation for Certain Victims of...
On November 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of State began accepting claims applications for consideration under the U.S.-France Agreement on Compensation for Certain Victims of Holocaust-Related...
View ArticleWJRO Statement on the Passing of Shimon Peres
The World Jewish Restitution Organization mourns the passing of Shimon Peres, Israel’s former prime minister, president, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and a staunch defender of the Jewish State...
View ArticleA reckoning with history – Gideon Taylor in Times of Israel
Photo: Holocaust survivor Moshe Jahoda addressed the Austrian Parliament in 2005 To walk the hallways of the Austrian Chancellery with Moshe Jahoda, who passed away last week, was to get a glimpse of...
View ArticleBritain Reaffirms Support for Holocaust Restitution
The British government has reaffirmed its commitment to help Holocaust survivors whose property was unjustly taken during the Holocaust and its aftermath. In a letter last week to the Board of Deputies...
View ArticleWJRO Applauds EU Parliament President’s Support for Holocaust Survivors,...
BRUSSELS, Nov. 3 – The World Jewish Restitution Organization applauds European Parliament President Martin Schulz for fully endorsing the return of property and possessions unjustly taken from Jewish...
View ArticleGlobal Support Building For Holocaust Restitution
EU, UK letters reaffirm commitments to help Holocaust Survivors JERUSALEM, Nov. 3 – The World Jewish Restitution Organization’s efforts to achieve a measure of justice and compassion for Holocaust...
View ArticleAppointment of Representatives to Caritatea Foundation
The Caritatea Foundation is a partnership of the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) and the Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania (FEDROM). Established in 1997, Caritatea makes claims...
View ArticleWJRO Helps Holocaust Survivors Reclaim Lost Warsaw Property
Act now or lose your right to property, says new Polish law New York, Dec. 6, 2016 – In response to a new Polish law that limits the ability of Holocaust survivors and their families to reclaim...
View ArticleA time to remember, a time to act
Originally published in The Hill on January 27, 2017 by Gideon Taylor This week, on Jan. 27, people around the world will commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Marking the 72nd...
View ArticleCity of Warsaw Releases Initial List of Properties Under Controversial...
Holocaust Survivors, Families have six months to come forward before Polish Government takes possession Jerusalem and New York, February 22, 2017 –The City of Warsaw released today an initial list of...
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